Go Greek Closes in Thousand Oaks and Glendale, CA

Fro-yo girl here. Go Greek closed two mall-based locations in Southern California at the end of March.

The Oaks Mall (Thousand Oaks, CA) shop opened in May 2018 and the Glendale Galleria shop opened in March 2018. The Glendale space has been stripped of signage and equipment, but a new tenant hasn’t moved in yet.

While I’m not sure how long the average frozen yogurt shop stays open, I rarely see frozen yogurt shops close in under a year. Menchie’s has been open at the Oaks Mall for seven years. I think you might be able to get frozen yogurt at the Haagen Dazs inside the Glendale Galleria or across the street at the Americana, but there is no frozen yogurt shop left at either mall.

The sad part is that Go Greek had high quality yogurt which they imported from Greece (it was available fresh and frozen). I also appreciated their healthier toppings. Their shops were attractive and had a high- end Greek boutique feel.

Unfortunately, I experienced multiple problems with the Go Greek Glendale location though, starting with my first visit. Their promotions aren’t clear and the customer service wasn’t friendly either. I tried to attend the grand opening of Go Greek Glendale, which was announced to the public on Instagram and Facebook. However, when I arrived, I was told it was a private event. On another occasion, I showed up for a promotion that they posted on Instagram, only to be told that I needed to show an email that they sent with the promotion. This was not stated on their Instagram post. Anyway, it was very frustrating and soured my feelings towards the entire chain, but the Glendale location in particular. One slip-up is understandable but who wants to deal with a pattern of poor communication?

The remaining Go Greek locations include Beverly Hills, Woodland Hills, Santa Monica, and Las Vegas.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* GO GREEK YOGURTERIA, 350 W Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

* GO GREEK YOGURTERIA, 100 W Broadway, Glendale, CA 91210

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Yogurt Haven Closing Soon in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA

Fro-yo girl here. The rumors are true. Yogurt Haven (2256 Colorado Blvd., Ste 101, Los Angeles) is closing at the end of this month. You still have a few days to go there and grab one last cup of frozen yogurt and use your gift cards. Tonight is their final Open Mic night, from 5 PM – 8 PM.

Yogurt Haven Eagle Rock would have turned 10 years old this August, but it is closing at the end of this month. It was the first froyo shop in Eagle Rock when it opened in 2009. Their first location was actually in Studio City. That location opened (and closed) in 2008. In 2011, Yogurt Haven opened a third location in Valley Glen (Los Angeles) in 2011.

I got my last cup of froyo, peanut butter frozen yogurt with peanut butter sauce, whipped cream, Butterfinger, and a cookie divider. It was 52 cents/oz.

After Yogurt Haven closes, Eagle Rock will have two froyo shops: Yogurtland and Menchie’s.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

The Decline of Qoola Frozen Yogurt

Fro-yo girl here. It’s painful to document a froyo chain’s demise but I need to document good and bad news. It seemed like a few years ago, Qoola was growing quite a bit and becoming Western Canada’s self-serve frozen yogurt chain. They added a froyo truck, introduced new products, switched to organic Canadian froyo, and introduced new store concepts like Qoola Fresh which included healthy entrées, desserts, and sandwiches.

Qoola started with one store in Vancouver, BC in 2008. While it didn’t initially serve Canadian yogurt, it later made the switch to organic frozen yogurt from Ontario’s Mapleton’s Organic Dairy Farm. I visited the original location in Vancouver while it was still serving American froyo and wasn’t self-serve.

Now every time I try to visit their website, I get a message about a mass injection attack. This has been going on for months, so I am assuming that they aren’t paying attention to their website. I’m not able to visit the website to see their list of locations. Most of them were in British Columbia.

There are still occasional tweets, FB posts, and Instagram posts from @qoola, but these are few and far between. Their current LinkedIn profile says that they have 18 locations. I have a feeling that number hasn’t been updated in quite some time. What’s particularly alarming is how several shops didn’t even last a year.


OPEN

1. Richmond, Aberdeen Centre 
2. York Lanes, York University 
3. Garden City 
4. Guildford 
5. Robson, Vancouver 
6. Hillside Mall, Victoria 
7. Uptown, Victoria 

CLOSED

1. Cook St. Village Victoria 
2. Coquitlam Centre (grand opening in 2017, already closed) 
3. Metrotown, 2250 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 
4. 2945 Jacklin Rd, Langford, BC, V9B4V5 
5. Park Royal, West Vancouver 
6. UBC 
7. North Vancouver 
8. Westshore Town Centre, Victoria 
9. Square One, Mississauga 
10. Pacific Center, Vancouver 
11. Oakridge, Vancouver 
12. Yates, Victoria 
13. Orchard Park, Kelowna 
14. Market Mall, Calgary 
15. Woodgrove, Nanaimo 
16. Greenbelt, Makati, The Philippines 

There were 4 locations in late 2011, 16 locations in December 2014 and 21 locations in 2016. They acquired two Yeti Yogurt locations in 2016 and both of those closed quickly. Twenty one might have been the peak number. Things are looking grim for froyo in the Pacific Northwest area.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

More Froyo Shop Closures: Pinkberry Santana Row, Yoppi Yogurt (California St.) San Francisco, Cuppa San Francisco

Fro-yo girl here. We’re a few days away from winter, when most of the froyo news is not positive. Thanks to Tracy T., I learned about the December closure of Pinkberry Santana Row and the closure of Yoppi Yogurt on California St. in San Francisco, CA. I also found out that Cuppa (formerly Rockit Swirl) in Glen Park, San Francisco, CA closed this month.

Pinkberry Santana Row (368 Santana Row, Suite 1020, San Jose, CA 95128) turned 10 this month and promptly closed. They signed a 10-year lease and the lease was up. Santana Row refused to extend the lease. I remember attending the grand opening event in January 22, 2009, with Yelp friend, Ann L. They set up a tent outside and had a VIP list. I’m sure that I still have the t-shirt they gave me that night.

Yoppi Yogurt at 101 California St. in San Francisco, CA was one of several Yoppi locations that opened in the FiDi area in 2010. I thought Yoppi had cute signs but was never a fan of their frozen yogurt. I remember going to the California St. location with Genevieve Y. in 2010. The froyo was very icy at that time. I don’t think I ever went back. At that time, I was a regular at Tuttimelon and I would have gone to YoCup more often if it were convenient.

Cuppa (2810 Diamond St., San Francisco, CA) opened in March 2017. Before it was Cuppa, there was a froyo shop called Rockit Swirl in the same location and before RockitSwirl, it was Eggettes. Eggettes first introduced frozen yogurt at the Glen Park location in 2009. Cuppa served “bubble tea, froyo, smoothies, snacks and more.” When I visited, it didn’t seem that different from Rockit Swirl, though they refreshed the interior.

In a few years, most of the new boba places are going to close.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

California Froyo Shop Openings and Closings in 2018

Fro-yo girl here. There are plenty of frozen yogurt shops but there are also many non-traditional places to get frozen yogurt, including restaurants, convenience stores, vending machines, cafeterias, hospitals, etc. The shops that I track are ones that primarily serve frozen yogurt. This would include frozen yogurt trucks and vending machines, but exclude restaurants that have one frozen yogurt machine and convenience stores.

As always, it's much easier to track openings since shops usually have a social media presence and Yelp listing. However, many shops close quietly, without making any announcement. Fortunately, Yelpers are pretty good about reporting closings.

Here’s my attempt to track froyo shop openings and closings in California this year.

Froyo Shop Openings:

1. Besties Cool Treats, San Diego 
2. Blitzer’s, Menifee 
3. Bongo Froyo, Mammoth Lakes 
4. Cocomo Froyo, Smorgasburg, Los Angeles 
5. Cool Creations, Northridge (formerly Cups) 
6. Corner Yogurt, Half Moon Bay 
7. Cup O’Tea, Menlo Park 
8. Crazy For Yogurt, Gold River 
9. Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt West Portal, San Francisco 
10. Exquisito, Anaheim 
11. Floatisimo, La Jolla
12. Forever Yogurt/Bee & Tea, San Jose 
13. Froyo Café, Tujunga 
14. Golden Spoon, Glendora, November 
15. Golden Spoon Café, Mission Viejo 
16. Go Greek Yogurt, Glendale Galleria, Glendale 
17. Go Greek Yogurt, Thousand Oaks 
18. Jolynn Yogurt, Hemet 
19. Kiwiblast, Bakersfield 
20. Loving Cup NoPa, Divisadero, San Francisco 
21. Menchie’s, Bakersfield 
22. Menchie’s, El Centro 
23. Menchie’s Mission Hills, Los Angeles 
24. Menchie’s Sacramento, Delta Shores 
25. Menchie’s, Mission Viejo 
26. Menchie’s Port Hueneme 
27. Menchie’s, Van Nuys 
28. Peachwave, Calabasas 
29. Snowy Frozen Yogurt & Snow Ice, Petaluma 
30. Sweet Joy Desserts, Santa Ana
31. UC Yogurt, San Diego 
32. Yes Yogurt, Morgan Hill 
33. Yog-art, Grantville, San Diego 
34. Yogurt N’ Things, Valencia 
35. Yogurtland, Bakersfield 
36. Yogurtland, Belmont Shore, Long Beach 
37. Yogurtland Century City, Los Angeles (remodeled) 
38. Yogurtland, Hanford
39. Yogurtland, Irvine (Barranca) 
40. Yogurtland, 7th St. Long Beach 
41. Yogurtland, Rancho Mission Viejo 
42. Yogurtland, Rialto 
43. Yummy Spoon, Chula Vista 

Froyo Shop Closings:

1. Bella Frozen Yogurt, Los Angeles 
2. Berrysweet, Buena Park 
3. Big Kahuna Frozen Yogurt, Reedley 
4. Big Spoon, Folsom 
5. Bougie's Frozen Yogurt, Perris 
6. Cherries N Berries, Paramount
7. Cherry on Top, Upland 
8. Chillbox, Sacramento 
9. Cindy's Frozen Yogurt, Fresno 
10. Cool Creations, Northridge (formerly Cups) 
11. Cuppa, San Francisco
12. Cups Frozen Yogurt, Irvine 
13. Cups Frozen Yogurt, Northridge (name changed to Cool Creations) 
14. Dolce Frozen Yogurt, Cambria
15. Easy Breezy, Castro, San Francisco  
16. Eddie’s Frozen Yogurt, Palm Springs
17. Fiji Yogurt Linda Vista, San Diego
18. Fiji Yogurt Friars Rd, San Diego 
19. Fit Fro, Yorba Linda
20. Fro Yo Delite, Hollister 
21. Froyo Cafe, Tujunga
22. Frozen D'lite, Corona 
23. Fruity Tart Natural Frozen Yogurt, Moreno Valley
24. Frugo's, Beaumont 
25. Golden Spoon, Irvine 
26. Golden Spoon, Lakewood 
27. Honey Treat Yogurt, Roseville
28. Jolynn Yogurt, Hemet
29. Menchie’s, Culver City 
30. Menchie's, Rancho Santa Margarita
31. Milk Plus Sugar, Santa Ana
32. Mrs. Fields/TCBY, Rancho Cucamonga 
33. N Gelato, Azusa 
34. Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt, La Canada Flintridge
35. Pinkberry, Azusa 
36. Pinkberry Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles 
37. Pinkberry, Playa Vista 
38. Pinkberry, Santa Barbara
39. Pinkberry, Santana Row, San Jose
40. Pinkberry, The Americana at Brand, Glendale 
41. Planet Yogurt, Daly City 
42. Rave Organics, Newbury Park
43. Red Mango, Livermore 
44. Sweettooth Yogurt & Boba, Whittier
45. Star Frozen Yogurt, Covina
46. TCBY, Exeter 
47. Teaberry Frozen Yogurt Café, San Luis Obispo 
48. The Pink Mango, Tujunga 
49. The Yogurt Shop, Loomis 
50. Things-N-Yogurt, Valencia 
51. Tutti Frutti, Menlo Park 
52. Tutti Frutti, Walnut Creek 
53. Tutti Frutti, Newark
54. Tutti Frutti, La Crescenta
55. Uptown Frozen Yogurt, Whittier
56. Yogurt & Love, Los Gatos 
57. Yogurt & Yummies, Escondido
58. Yogurt At Its Best, Palm Springs
59. Yogurt Monkey, Gold River 
60. Yogurt Shop, Danville
61. Yogurt Stop, Menlo Park
62. Yogurt Zone, Woodland Hills
63. Yogurtland, Long Beach Belmont Shore 
64. Yogurtland, Palo Alto 
65. Yogurtland, Woodland Hills
66. Yogurtland, Northridge
67. Yogurtland, Santa Cruz
68. Yogurtown, Pinole
69. Yoppi Yogurt, California St., San Francisco
70. Yum Yum Yogurt, Clovis 
71. Yummy Yogurt, Rolling Hills Estates 

It's been pretty typical to find about equal numbers of froyo shop openings and closings, with the exception of last year when there were many more closings than openings. The number of openings and closings are down this year. The majority of openings occurred in Southern California. The closures were more evenly distributed throughout the state. Since closures tend not to be publicized, I'm sure that I'm missing some closures. 

Interestingly, seven Menchie's locations and seven Yogurtland locations opened this year in California. Peachwave opened its first location in California. CUPS no longer has any locations in California and Pinkberry continued to close locations, with five closures. I was surprised that five Yogurtland locations closed. Chillbox, the chain from Greece, no longer has any locations in California.

Another factor in the closings is the age of the shop. As shops turn 10, many are losing their lease. This was the reason cited for several closures, including Yogurtland Palo Alto and Pinkberry Santana Row. Pinkberry at the Americana turned 10 this year. 

When existing frozen yogurt stores change ownership but not names, I don’t consider this to be an opening or a closing. It's too hard to track ownership changes, since they often are not announced, but if I hear of an ownership change, I do make a note of it.

Froyo Shops Under New Ownership:

• Golden Spoon, Carlsbad 
• Golden Spoon, La Costa 
• Hoppy’s Froyo, Fortuna 
• Menchie’s South Pasadena (same owner as Menchie’s Glendale) 
• Menchie’s Winepress (Fresno, CA) 
• Something Sweet Frozen Yogurt, Lake Isabella 
• Yogurt 101, Solana Beach 
• Yogurtland, 19755 Colima Rd, Rowland Heights 

Then there's Fruity Tart Froyo in Moreno Valley, which is now called Sweet Beast Dessert Cafe. It's unclear whether ownership has changed.

I've also tried to track new businesses that aren't primarily frozen yogurt shops, but serve frozen yogurt.

Not a Froyo Shop but Has Opened and Serves Froyo:

• Freshii, Los Angeles
• Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt, Laguna Niguel
• Loop Neighborhood, Mountain View
• Loop Neighborhood Market, Norco
• Loop Neighborhod Market, Silver Creek/San Jose
• Loop Neighborhood Market, Union City
• Nick the Greek, Stevens Creek, San Jose
• Pita Barn Express, Victorville
• Pita GR, Downey
• Popbar, Riverside
• Rave Organics Café
• The Argentum Project, San Francisco

Not New, Not a Froyo Shop But Started Serving Froyo

• Nick the Greek, Almaden, San Jose
• Nick the Greek, Downtown, San Jose
• Nick the Greek, Sunnyvale
• Nick the Greek, Willow Glen, San Jose
• Nick the Greek, Santa Teresa, San Jose
• Nick the Greek, King Rd, San Jose
• Nick the Greek, Redwood City

Another hard to track category is the future froyo shops. Menchie's makes it easy because they list future shops on their website, but otherwise, I have to look for mentions on social media. Next year, there should be a lot of Reis & Irvy robot froyo installations. 

Future Places That Will Serve Froyo:

• Menchie’s, Arleta
• Menchie’s, Hanford
• Menchie’s, Pinole
• Menchie’s Upland
• Menchie’s Citrus Heights
• Nick the Greek, Morgan Hill
• Peachwave, Los Angeles (downtown)
• Souvla, Chestnut St., Marina, San Francisco 
• Yagoot, Hollywood
• Yoga-urt, Echo Park, Los Angeles (Spring 2019)
• YogoFarm, Los Angeles
• Yogurtland, La Habra

I noticed a few places were listed as closed for remodeling.

Closed for Remodeling (or Temporarily Closed):

• 21 Choices, Claremont (Foothill)
• Boxcar Eats, Sacramento
• Tutti Frutti, La Crescenta

The 21 Choices has been closed for remodeling for a long time. Will it ever reopen? 21 Choices in Pasadena will be moving to a new location in Old Town, close to the current one, in 2019.

Since I always wind up finding out about new openings and closings after publishing my post, I’ll keep updating this post. Did I miss any openings or closings? Let me know.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Tutti Frutti Closes in Menlo Park, CA, Replaced by Cup O’ Tea

Fro-yo girl here. I was driving down Willow Road checking for Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. Their sign is gone. There’s a new sign for a place called Cup O’Tea. Cup O’Tea is currently having a soft opening. I noticed the froyo machines were still there. The sign says that they serve frozen yogurt, bubble tea, and treats.

It didn’t look that different inside, based on what I could see while driving by. I couldn’t find any information about Cup O’Tea online and it hasn’t been reviewed yet.

At least they still have froyo.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* CUP O’TEA: 888 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Remembering Yeti Yogurt, the Pacific Northwest Froyo Chain

Fro-yo girl here. Back in April 2013, five years ago, I shared some pictures of the newly opened Yeti Yogurt in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The location in the University District of Seattle seems to have opened around the same time.

This was the beginning of Yeti Yogurt’s expansion as they sought to dominate froyo in the Pacific Northwest. Yeti Yogurt exploded onto the scene in 2013 in a way that I hadn’t seen before. They opened most of their locations in 2013. Suddenly, Yeti Yogurt had two locations in Tacoma, both opened in 2013, and locations in Sumner, Puyallup, Maple Valley, Tukwila and two in Canada, in North Vancouver and Burnaby. 

The Canadian locations were sold to Qoola. The other locations started to close. It looks like only one location remains, in Sumner, WA, with reduced hours (2 PM - 9 PM on weekdays, 11 AM - 10 PM on weekends). Their website domain, is available from GoDaddy. The last @yetiyogurt Instagram post was on June 7, 2016.

Yeti Yogurt stores featured a minimum of 16 flavors every day and over 60 toppings. The design was bright and colorful. The Yeti mascot likely appealed to kids. The Yeti bigfoot spoons appealed to people like me, the yogurt spoon collectors. They had proprietary flavors and more toppings and yogurt flavors than the competition.

How did Yeti Yogurt grow so quickly? The explanation seems to rest in the fact that it was started by BigFoot Investments, which also founded the BigFoot Java specialty coffee chain in the Pacific Northwest. Yeti Yogurt even offered some BigFoot Java branded flavors, such as Mythical Mocha®, Strawberry Sasquatch® or Nutty Yeti®.

What happened to Yeti Yogurt? Reading through the old employee and customer reviews, people cited lack of management and poor training. The stores started strong but later, towards the end, the yogurt was runny, the shop was dirty, and the price was very high. Another factor is probably location. People don’t eat as much froyo in the Pacific Northwest compared to California.

Sadly, I never tried Yeti Yogurt, but on the bright side, I do have their yogurt spoons.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Planet Yogurt Closes in Daly City

Fro-yo girl here. My froyo ambassador notified me that Planet Yogurt inside Serramonte Center in Daly City, CA, has finally closed. I never liked their yogurt and probably last went in 2012, when I reviewed it for thefrozenyogurtreview.com. I gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 at the time. Half a star was for offering more tart flavors than average. Daly City has always had poor froyo options, for some reason. Remember Yogurt Circle?

Planet Yogurt opened at the Serramonte in 2008. It was a smaller shop with 12 self-serve fro-yo flavors a day and the usual toppings of nuts, mochi, cookies, candy, fruit, jellies, popping boba, cereal and syrups. It was definitely cheap and convenient if you happened to be at the mall.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* PLANET YOGURT: 40 Serramonte Ctr, Daly City, CA 94105

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Pinkberry Closes at the Americana at Brand

Fro-yo girl here. I haven’t been to the Americana in awhile, but this week I drove by looking for Pinkberry, only it was no longer there! So sad. The Americana (Glendale, CA) location was the best Pinkberry location in the area. I spoke to the owner in the past and she seemed to have a true passion for frozen yogurt. The texture and product seemed better and fresher here. The interior was cleaner. And I loved stopping for a Pinkberry while shopping.

The front was covered up by a sign that said “your new doctor will see you.” (goforward.com/Glendale) Forward is also taking over the space next door, which belonged to Jamba Juice. Concierge medicine – what a BORING replacement.

The last day was July 7, 2018. This closure hurts. I guess I’ll go to Pressed Juicery for a Freeze instead.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* PINKBERRY AMERICANA: 759 Americana Way, Glendale, CA 91210

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Nubi Yogurt Closes Last Bay Area Locations

Fro-yo girl here. Nubi Yogurt started in SoCal with a location in Apple Valley, CA (San Bernardino County) that opened in February 2008. Their first Bay Area location opened in Millbrae in June 2008. At one point, Nubi Yogurt had 6 locations in the Bay Area, including:

• Millbrae 
• San Mateo 
• San Francisco (West Portal) 
• San Francisco (Mission) 
• San Leandro 
• San Jose 

The last two locations to close were Millbrae and San Francisco (16th St., Mission). The Nubi Yogurt owners also own Ono Hawaiian BBQ which now has 73 locations. Back in the good old days, I could get lunch at Ono on Sloat and the receipt included a coupon for Nubi, which was located in the same shopping center. Nubi receipts sometimes had Ono coupons. Nubi Millbrae always seemed to be busy.

There was never a Ono/Nubi combined location, to my knowledge, even though Ono should at least serve Dole Whip? I heard from a Nubi employee that the yogurt business just wasn’t as profitable, so the owners were focused on growing Ono. I quite liked their Original Tart flavor.

Nubi Yogurt still has locations in Apple Valley, Redlands, and Moreno Valley, CA.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Menchie’s Monrovia Closes

Fro-yo girl here. I was somewhat surprised to learn that Menchie’s Monrovia at the Huntington Oaks Plaza closed earlier this year. I’d been going there for years and it always seemed to be empty. Then several Menchie’s opened closer to where I live (Glendale, Eagle Rock, El Monte, South El Monte), so I stopped going to the Monrovia location.

That isn’t to say that I won’t miss Menchie’s Monrovia. Two years ago I named it as the best Menchie’s in the area. The service was great, they usually had the new flavors, and they usually answered the phone. Reading reviews from this year, Menchie’s Monrovia reduced its hours and wasn’t open on weekends. The toppings supplier claims that their company hasn't been paid.

The Monrovia location still looks like a Menchie’s though the froyo machines and toppings bar have been removed. They have a custom Menchie’s Huntington Oaks mat that I’d love to have. There is no sign in the window explaining why they closed.

RIP, Menchie’s Monrovia.

* MENCHIE’S: 606 W Huntington Dr., Monrovia, CA 91016

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Former Pinkberry Location at the Original Farmers Market to Be Replaced by Grocers’ Gateway

Fro-yo girl here. I haven’t been to the Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles in about a year and I missed the fact that Pinkberry closed in late January 2018. Sad. The Original Farmers Market has changed so much lately, though a few oldies are still there. Bob’s Coffee and Doughnuts better not close. Gill’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor, which had frozen yogurt, closed last year after 80 years at the market. It’s been replaced with a new ice cream shop called Local Ice. They had a soft serve machine but it was being used for soft serve ice cream.

The area where Pinkberry was is hidden by a tent or something. That section is being remodeled. The new Grocers’ Gateway section will open this fall with “exciting artisan grocery merchants and a fresh yet retro exterior look." Construction of the new section began in February. There was a fire at the Little Spain restaurant a few years ago in that area, so the idea had long been in the works to remodel that area.

I took a picture of where Pinkberry used to be. You can still get froyo at the Original Farmers Market at Bennett’s. Or if you walk over to the Grove, you can get froyo at Haagen Dazs and Pressed Freeze from Pressed Juicery.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* PINKBERRY FARMERS MARKET: 6333 W 3rd St. #126, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Froyo Life Closes Los Feliz Location, One Location Left

Fro-yo girl here. Froyo Life Los Feliz has closed. While the last day of business isn’t clear,  the phone number no longer reaches the shop and the froyo machines have been listed for sale. It closed this month.

The self-serve frozen yogurt shop first opened in 2010 in Los Feliz. It started out well but had been in a state of decline for the last few years. Many reviewers mentioned that many machines weren’t working, machines sputtered or exploded, the shop was filthy, and service was indifferent. Back in the day, they were one of the few froyo shops where you could get almond milk froyo, coconut froyo, Nutella, fresh figs, low carb froyo, etc. They also had a lovely patio, lots of toppings, board games, magazines to read, free wi-fi, and real bowls that you could use for froyo.

Froyo Life opened its first location in 2008 in downtown Montrose (Glendale, CA). They opened a second location in Moorpark in 2009. The Moorpark location was the first Froyo Life location that I visited, back in 2009. They started franchising at some point, and opened additional locations in Hermosa Beach, Pasadena (opened in 2014), Beverly Hills (opened in 2010), and Los Feliz (Los Angeles). Both the Beverly Hills and Los Feliz locations closed this year. The sole remaining location is in Montrose. The Montrose location usually looks busy when I walk by and it’s the only froyo place in the downtown area.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* FROYO LIFE: 1924 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

* FROYO LIFE: 2301 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Painful Froyo Shop Closures of 2017

Fro-yo girl here. Sure, many frozen yogurt shops close every year. Some closures hurt a lot more than others and I wanted to take a moment to remember some of my favorite shops that closed in 2017.

* Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt in Walnut Creek, CA: I remember going for the grand opening back in May 2010. The location wasn’t convenient for me, but at the time, I was addicted to Blush (especially the original Dublin location).

* Fraiche Yogurt in San Francisco and on the campus of Stanford University: I’ve been to both locations multiple times. The one in SF was the one I went to regularly though, especially when the pumpkin yogurt returned. It was even a nice place to do some laptop camping. And they had the best housemade mochi topping.

* Yogurtland Berkeley locations: I went to the one on Shattuck quite a few times. The other Berkeley location was too small. I can’t believe there isn’t a Yogurtland in Berkeley now!

* Pinkberry in Koreatown (Los Angeles): This was the first Pinkberry to offer Pinkbee’s ice cream and they even had afternoon tea. The decor was different too. It always seemed innovative.

* Yogurt Oasis (Lancaster, CA): I never made it there or to Lancaster, but the shop just closed after 20 or so years in business, so it's sad.

* Nubi Yogurt (Sloat Blvd., San Francisco, CA): This was never my favorite froyo shop, but it was close to where I used to live, so I used to go fairly often. It was the first Nubi location in San Francisco.

Farewell, old friends. You are missed.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

California Froyo Shop Openings and Closings in 2017

Fro-yo girl here. California is a large state and it’s the one with the most frozen yogurt shops. There’s a great deal of froyo activity going on throughout the year. This makes it challenging to track every froyo shop opening and closing. The openings are easier to track because shops make an effort to get their name out there. They usually have a Yelp listing and a presence on Facebook and/or Instagram. Shops generally close quietly, often with no announcement.

There are also non-traditional frozen yogurt locations – places that have frozen yogurt but it isn’t their main line of business (e.g., restaurants, convenience stores). Tracking frozen yogurt that’s served at non-traditional locations is even more challenging.

There are other non-traditional frozen yogurt formats. I consider frozen yogurt trucks, froyo vending machines and a large froyo section within another business as froyo shops because they appear to be standalone operations.

When existing frozen yogurt stores change ownership but not names, I don’t consider this to be an opening or a closing. When existing frozen yogurt stores change names and ownership, I consider this to be a new shop.

Here’s my attempt to track froyo shop openings and closings in California this year.

Openings:

1. 21 Choices, Pasadena (reopened after remodeling) 
2. All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Moreno Valley
3. Bella Yogurt, Los Angeles
4. Big Kahuna, Modesto
5. Big Kahuna, Sanger
6. Blondies Yogurt, Colfax
7. Bloomfield Creamery, Pasadena
8. Cali Yogurt, Lemon Grove
9. Cherries N Berries Sweet Shop, Paramount
10. Chillbox, Sacramento
11. Chillz Frozen Yogurt, Riverside
12. CoffeeWalk Yogurtalk, Los Angeles (moved from Crenshaw)
13. Cookies & Yogurt, Eureka
14. Corner Café & Froyo, Murrieta
15. Cuppa (was RockIt Swirl), San Francisco
16. Daddy’s Best Froyo #2 (froyo truck) 
17. Fit Fro, Yorba Linda
18. Friza Frozen Yogurt, Torrance (formerly Cups)
19. Frobot, Santa Clara (multiple locations in Levi’s Stadium)
20. Froyolicious Buzz (froyo truck), Fontana
21. Fruity Tart, Moreno Valley
22. Go Greek, Santa Monica
23. Golden Spoon, Poway
24. Golden Spoon, River Oaks Valencia 
25. Golden Spoon, Valencia Copper Hill (closed, reopened under new management and ownership)
26. Golden Spoon, Calabasas (closed, reopened under new management and ownership)
27. Jefferson’s Flavors, Yreka
28. Joy, Shell Beach
29. Loving Cup, Union St., San Francisco 
30. May Cafe, Hawaiian Gardens
31. Meme’s on Main, Red Bluff
32. Menchie’s, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles 
33. Menchie's, Fresno, Park Crossing Shopping Center
34. Menchie’s, Glendale 
35. Menchie’s, La Mesa
36. Menchie’s, Marina
37. Menchie’s Rancho Cordova
38. Menchie’s, Rialto
39. Menchie’s, Sacramento
40. Menchie’s, Universal Citywalk
41. Mo’s Frozen Yogurt (inside Mission Oaks Café), Camarillo
42. Pinkberry, Anaheim ARTIC
43. Rainbow Sprinkles, South Lake Tahoe
44. Red Mango, Livermore
45. Scoops, Colfax
46. Spoon Me Yogurt, Orange
47. Spoons Frozen Yogurt, Porterville
48. Sweet Kream Froyo, Chula Vista
49. The Sweet Swirl, Claremont
50. Sweet Retreat, San Jose
51. Swirlz Soft Serve Parlor, San Marino
52. Uptown Frozen Yogurt, Whittier (technically opened on 12/31/2016)
53. Whipp’d (moved into Fat Tomato on Highland)
54. Yellow Yo, Citrus Heights
55. Yogurt 101, Solana Beach
56. Yogurt Hub, Brea
57. Yogurt Pizazz, Martinez
58. Yogurtland, Baldwin Hills
59. Yogurtland, Brentwood
60. Yogurtland, Lincoln, Santa Monica 
61. Yogurtland, Menifee
62. Yogurtland, Tustin
63. Yogurtland, West Hollywood
64. Zooies, Los Angeles

Permanently Closed:

1. All American Ice Cream & Yogurt, Moreno Valley
2. Almaden Yogurt Factory, San Jose
3. Beachside, Imperial Beach
4. Berries Frozen Yogurt, Glendora
5. Berry Delicious, Novato
6. Berry Fresh Wellness Café, La Habra
7. Big Kahuna, Modesto
8. Big Kahuna, Selma
9. The Blissery, Pasadena
10. Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt, Walnut Creek
11. Buona Vita Yogurt, Berkeley
12. C&M Café, Sherman Oaks
13. Cherry on Top, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
14. Chillbox, San Diego
15. CoffeeWalk, YogurTalk, Los Angeles (Crenshaw)
16. Coolberry, Glendora
17. Crème Bee, Alhambra (stopped carrying froyo last year though)
18. Crepe N Berry, Rancho Cucamonga
19. Crush Frozen Yogurt, Manteca
20. Culture Shock Yogurt, Grass Valley
21. Cups, Torrance (replaced by Friza)
22. Forbidden Yogurt, San Diego
23. Forever Yogurt/Bee & Tea, Walnut Creek
24. Forever Yogurt/Bee & Tea, Morgan Hill
25. Fraiche Yogurt, Stanford Campus
26. Fraiche Yogurt, San Francisco 
27. Freeze Style Frozen Yogurt, Hanford
28. Froplay, Los Angeles
29. Froyo, Fillmore
30. Froyo Heavenly Cafe, Menifee
31. FroyoLife, Beverly Hills
32. FroyoLife, Los Feliz
33. Frozen Yogurt & Deli, Montebello
34. Frozen Yogurt Castle, Fresno 
35. Golden Spoon, Brea
36. Golden Spoon Beach/Warner, Huntington Beach
37. Golden Spoon, Calabasas
38. Golden Spoon, Glendora
39. Golden Spoon, Stevenson Ranch
40. Golden Spoon, Valencia Copper Hill
41. Golden Spoon, Valencia Magic Mountain Pkwy
42. Golden Spoon, Chula Vista
43. Green Apple Frozen Yogurt, El Monte
44. Guava Lava, Oceanside
45. Hollywood Rock Café, Hollywood
46. Ice-Yo, West Hollywood
47. Joe's Organic Frozen Yogurt, Fullerton
48. Krave It Frozen Yogurt, Thousand Oaks
49. Kiwi Blast, Chico
50. Love Berry, San Francisco
51. Lulu's Froyo, Sylmar
52. Melado's, Sylmar
53. Menchie’s, Irvine
54. Menchie’s, Rancho Santa Margarita 
55. Mickey's Frozen Yogurt, Fresno
56. Mmm Yogurt, Delano
57. Moo Greek Yogurt, Los Angeles
58. My Yogurt, San Diego
59. Nubi Yogurt, Sloat Blvd., San Francisco
60. Nubi Yogurt, 16th St./Mission, San Francisco
61. Nubi Yogurt, Millbrae
62. Oopa Yogurt Bar, Folsom
63. Pinkberry, Huntington Beach
64. Pinkberry, Koreatown, Los Angeles
65. Pinkberry, Hermosa Beach
66. Planet Yogurt, Santa Clarita
67. Razz Frozen Yogurt, Woodland
68. Razzlicious, Redding, Dana Drive
69. Razzlicious, Redding, Eureka Way
70. Razzlicious, Anderson
71. Razzlicious, Red Bluff
72. Red Cup, Oceanside
73. Robot Yogurt, Bakersfield
74. Rockit Swirl (renamed Cuppa)
75. Surf 'N Yogurt, Camarillo
76. Sweet Retreat, Los Gatos
77. Tommy K's 4 Alarm Yogurt, Red Bluff
78. Tutti Frutti, Los Angeles (Santee Alley)
79. Tutti Frutti, Concord (Sunvalley Mall)
80. Tutti Frutti, Irvine
81. Verylicious Yogurt, Hawthorne
82. Whipp’d, West Hollywood (moved to Highland Ave. in Hollywood)
83. Yogurt Zone, Bakersfield
84. Yoppi Yogurt Fillmore, San Francisco
85. Yogofina, Berkeley
86. Yogurt Bee, Hawaiian Gardens
87. Yogurt Creations, San Luis Obispo
88. Yogurt Farms, Windsor
89. Yogurt Hub, Brea
90. Yogurt Oasis, Lancaster
91. Yogurt Zone, Bakersfield
92. Yogurtland Bancroft, Berkeley
93. Yogurtland Shattuck, Berkeley
94. Yogurtland, Morgan Hill
95. Yogurtland, Little Italy, San Diego
96. Yogurtland, 2nd St./Belmont Shore, Long Beach
97. Yogurteria, Stevenson Ranch
98. Yogurtouille, Fremont
99. Yummy Yogurt, Solana Beach

Closed for Remodeling (or Temporarily Closed):

• 21 Choices, Claremont (Foothill) 
• Big Kahuna Frozen Yogurt, Reedley
• Boxcar Eats, Sacramento
• Yogurtland, 7th St., Long Beach

Coming Soon:

1. Big Kahuna, Ceres
2. Blitzer’s, Menifee 
3. Loop Neighborhood, Union City
4. Menchie’s, Arleta
5. Menchie's, El Centro
6. Menchie’s, Hanford
7. Menchie’s, Mission Viejo
8. Menchie’s, Mission Hills
9. Menchie's, Sacramento, Delta Shores
10. Menchie's, Van Nuys, Sherman Square 
11. Morsey's Farmhouse Kitchen, Los Altos
12. Popbar, Concord
13. Yagoot, Hollywood
14. Yogurtland, Bakersfield
15. Yogurtland, Irvine

Under New Ownership:

• Golden Spoon, Lakewood
• Tutti Frutti, Sylmar (closed then reopened)

Not Mainly Froyo But Opened and/or Started Serving Froyo:

1. Clifton’s Republic, Los Angeles (carries Pinkberry)
2. Forty Carrots, Century City (inside Bloomingdales)
3. IKEA, Burbank
4. Jeni’s Ice Creams, Calabasas
5. Jeni’s Ice Creams, Venice
6. Jeni’s Ice Creams, Larchmont Village, Los Angeles 
7. Kali Greek Kitchen, Palo Alto (carries Fraiche Yogurt)
8. La Boulangerie, Sutter St., San Francisco (carries Loving Cup)
9. Loop Neighborhood, California St., San Francisco
10. Loving Cup, inside La Boulangerie de Sutter
11. N Gelato, Azusa 
12. The Plant Organic Café, Montgomery St., San Francisco serving Easy Breezy
13. The Plant Organic Café, Steiner at Chestnut, San Francisco serving Easy Breezy
14. Poki Yo, Buena Park
15. Poki Yo, Santa Monica
16. Souvla, Valencia, San Francisco 

Not a Froyo Shop but Had Froyo and Now Closed or No Longer Serves Froyo:

1. Dr. Bob’s, Roseville
2. Freshii at Target, West Hollywood
3. Freshii at Target, Pasadena
4. Freshii at Target, Culver City
5. Freshii at Target, Valencia
6. Freshii at Target, Woodland Hills
7. Freshii at Target, Brea
8. Freshii at Target, Irvine 1
9. Freshii at Target, Irvine 2
10. Gill's Old Fashioned Ice Cream, Farmers Market, Los Angeles (80 years old)
11. Stick Station, Pasadena
12. Walgreens, San Francisco (removed yogurt machines)
13. Walgreens, Los Angeles (removed yogurt machines)
14. Yo! Boba, Los Angeles

So, there were 64 openings of froyo shops in California vs. 99 closings in 2017, significantly fewer openings and closings than in 2016. Frozen yogurt shop closings outnumbered openings. Closures occurred for new and old, longtime froyo businesses. Some shops like Ice-Yo, All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, and Buona Vita did not last a year. Sadly, some cities now have no frozen yogurt shops. 

Menchie's opened 8 new locations in California, while Yogurtland wasn't far behind with 6 new locations. Golden Spoon had the most closings; seven this year, though two of those have reopened under new ownership. Menchie's closed 2 California locations, Yogurtland closed five, and Pinkberry closed three. The two Forever Yogurt locations in California closed this year. I didn't make it to either though I have been to Forever Yogurt in Chicago. I've been to 17 of the new froyo shops, including 7 grand opening celebrations.

The Freshii at Target concept didn't last long. All Freshii locations inside Target stores in Southern California have closed. Walgreen's ceased offering self-serve frozen yogurt at all locations. On the positive side of the non-traditional locations, Loop Neighborhood continues to add new convenience stores with self-serve froyo and Frobot, the froyo robot vending machine, is now at Levi's Stadium. Rite Aid still has self-serve froyo at its Fresh Day Cafe. Reis & Irvy are actively recruiting froyo robot franchisees in California. And restaurants have started to partner with froyo shops like Easy Breezy, Fraiche, and Loving Cup to offer their yogurt at several restaurants like The Plant Cafe Organic, Kali, and La Boulangerie.

Since I always wind up finding out about new openings and closings after publishing my post, I’ll keep updating this post. Did I miss any openings or closings? Let me know.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Yogofina Elmwood in Berkeley, CA Closes

Fro-yo girl here. My froyo tipster reports that Yogofina Elmwood (Berkeley, CA) is now permanently closed. There’s a for lease sign in the window.

The shop first opened in September 2016. There were only four reviews on Yelp and three of the reviewers rated it 1 star, the other rated it 2 stars. People complained that the yogurt was too sweet and artificial tasting.

* YOGOFINA: 2911 College Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Yogurtland Tejon Ranch Has Closed

Fro-yo girl here. It’s been awhile since I’ve driven past Tejon Ranch on the I-5. In February 2012, Yogurtland opened at Tejon Ranch. I visited the location in 2013 and was pleased to see the giant Yogurtland spoon door handles. I remember some of the fruit wasn’t fresh during my visit. A few years later, the Yogurtland symbol appeared on the big Tejon Ranch roadside sign.

I noticed the sign had disappeared and sure enough, the Yogurtland location has closed. The last Instagram post was in September 2016.

It was the only froyo shop in town and a pleasant stop on during a long drive.

* YOGURTLAND: 5602 Dennis McCarthy Dr, Lebec, CA 93243

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Central Coast Froyo: Yogurt Creations Has Closed in San Luis Obispo

Fro-yo girl here. San Luis Obispo, one of the largest cities on the Central Coast, has been a hotbed of froyo shop activity. Years before cities like Santa Maria had froyo, SLO had multiple frozen yogurt shops like Bali’s, Country Culture and Froggie’s. Bali’s had self-serve froyo years before anyone else in the area.

As froyo took off, other shops opened, like Yogurt Creations (the first of the newer self-serve froyo shops), Dlish, Teaberry, Snofari and Yogurtland. Many of these shops were very close to each other. Older shops closed, including Bali’s in 2015.

Yogurt Creations opened in downtown SLO in 2008. I visited a few months after it opened. I noticed that they only had one tart flavor at the time. Yogurt Creations became the dominant player in the area, with locations in Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Atascadero and at Cal Poly. I was able to try Bali's before it closed and I preferred Bali's to Yogurt Creations.

The Yogurt Creations location in downtown SLO recently closed. It was a great location but also very close to Teaberry and Yogurtland. There is considerably less froyo in downtown SLO now but more froyo in the Central Coast area.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* YOGURT CREATIONS: 1075 Court St., Ste. 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

CrèmeBee Closes in Alhambra, CA

Fro-yo girl here. Back in August 2015, I wrote a post about an innovative new froyo shop, CrèmeBee in Alhambra, CA. CrèmeBee has just closed its doors. 

When they first opened, they offered organic froyo parfaits with honeycomb, made to order cotton candy, housemade marshmallows, etc. There was just one flavor of froyo (plain/milk). The parfaits were cute.

A few months later, it seemed like they stopped serving froyo because all their posts mentioned ice cream (the early posts mentioned froyo), though they still had one flavor. They also changed the sign on the door from organic milk frozen yogurt to sweet milk soft serve. I could never figure out the hours; it was usually closed when I drove by and no hours were posted. Anyway, since they didn’t have froyo, I didn’t have a reason to go back.

Before they closed, they briefly offered 24K gold leaf covered soft serve. They were trendy to the end.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* CREMEBEE, 137 W Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Farewell, Twirl Frozen Yogurt of Larchmont Village

Fro-yo girl here. Twirl Frozen Yogurt (121 North Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004) closed a year ago this week. At one time, it was Mr. Froyo’s favorite froyo place, so I wanted to write a post about it, to keep its memory alive. It did take me a year to realize it closed because it was inside a juice shop in an area that I don’t visit too often because of lack of parking. Also, the last time we went, we were both very disappointed with the frozen yogurt.

Timeline of Twirl Frozen Yogurt

• May 2010: Twirl opens as a standalone, self-serve froyo shop in Larchmont Village. The yogurt and toppings were 39 cents an ounce. Pinkberry opened in the neighborhood in 2006.
• October 2010: A health inspector finds five violations during an inspection. Twirl closed to address the malfunctioning Taylor frozen yogurt machines. People reported falling ill after eating their frozen yogurt.
• December 2010: Pinkberry Larchmont closes
• January 2012: Our first visit to Twirl. It was still 39 cents an ounce. I was impressed that they had custom froyo flavors (including one that was flavored with homemade Nutella), housemade pieces of cake (the owners also owned Larchmont Bungalow – the source of the cake), and premium toppings. Mr. Froyo was very impressed with the plain tart, both the flavor and the texture. I thought the flavors were too muted.
• January/February 2013: Twirl changes. They remodeled and added Larchmont Juicery in the same building. The toppings bar size was drastically reduced. They switched to Cloud Top organic frozen yogurt. The price went up to 59 cents an ounce. The emphasis switched to healthy toppings. The juicery only served organic juices and smoothies.
• August 2013: Pressed Juicery opens in Larchmont Village.
• June 2016: Larchmont Juicery & Twirl Frozen Yogurt close (Kreation Kafe, a juice shop, takes over the location in August)

The last time we went to Twirl was in 2014 or 2015? The plain tart organic frozen yogurt tasted weird and unpleasant. It was a sad day. The Twirl we knew was gone. It seemed so promising at the time we went in 2012, though I didn’t know about the food poisoning and health violations at the time.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.